A Bit About Me
I am dedicated to using art as a tool for trauma-informed cultural transformation and social change. With an academic background in Art History and Art Practice, I combine traditional and contemporary methods to create change-making art. I am on a path returning to art and education following a corporate career in retail management, ecommerce, and human resources.
Education
Bachelor of Art in Art History
University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, California
2010 - 2012
Associate of Arts Humanities + Associate of Arts Social Behavior
College of the Sequoias
Visalia, California
2009-2010
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Honors student, GPA: 3.76
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Coursework: Exploring Ways of Seeing (Art Practice), Visual Communications Media Studies, American Material Culture, Marketing, Late Antiquity, Roman Wall Painting, Art & Architecture in Japan, Thai Language, Classical Eschatology
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Performance Project: Worked with SF Based artist Amanda Eicher to build wearable art from foraged materials. Pieces were worn in an art performance at the Berkeley Art Museum and Film Archive. The performance was a celebration of sustainable food practices for a local chef’s art and food event.
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2011 Installations: "Shattered Vows" a walkthrough installation of gathered materials related to disordered marriages evoking stories of infidelity, betrayal, and intimate partner violence. "The Gaze Turned On Us (Through Radio)"a post-apocalyptic piece assembled from a fallen tree. Nature represented through the birds were gazing at humanity listening to the radio studying what went wrong.
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2011-2012 Internship: Anthropologie Visual Display. Worked with visual display director and creative partners to develop entire store concepts for large scale installations within a retail space. Worked with mixed media including paper, wood, and found materials to build and concept installations and mobile art.
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Dean’s List, GPA 3.0
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Relevant Coursework: Abnormal Psychology, Art History, Religious Studies, Sociology Marriage and Family.
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Awarded STRONG scholarship for excellence in Art History.
Art + Teaching Experience
November 2024 - Present
Artist + Founder
Invocation Healing Arts
Albuquerque, New Mexico
March 2023 - Present
Designer + Owner
Roadrunner Rental Properties + Stella Design Co.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
2010 - 2011
Art Teacher
CREATE - Creative Residencies For Emerging Artists Teaching Empowerment
Berkeley, California
2009 - 2010
Writing Tutor
College of the Sequoias Writing Center
Visalia, California
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Launched art business creating one of a kind artworks for collective healing including painting, writing, photography and performance art.
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Exhibition: LOVERS: Celebrate Love Of All Kinds In These Trying Times, Old Walls Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico. February 1 2025 - February 27, 2025
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Exhibition: Solo Show, Remembering In A Car Crash: The Power of Human Resilience Through Tragedy, Remedy Coffee, Albuquerque, New Mexico. May 2, 2025 - May 29, 2025.
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Formed an LLC specializing in real estate investing and transforming homes into curated safe spaces that celebrate the rich culture, art, and history of New Mexico. Fully furnished properties are rented to professionals passing through, typically those who work in the film industry or traveling medical professionals.
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Launched a new business to reimagine individual rooms and entire homes to transform into trauma-informed, sustainably-decorated concepts for rental spaces.
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Crafted a vision, developed plan and execution for website and social media launch.
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Envisioned, commissioned, and created custom paintings built for specific contextual spaces.
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Taught in an after-school art program CREATE (Creative Residencies for Emerging Artists Teaching Empowerment) a student led group that promotes arts-based services throughout local schools.
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Co-taught with one other student in a classroom setting, developing engaging prompts and art through a variety of materials available in the classroom.
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Developed curriculum for art teaching in elementary school students in a classroom setting.
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​Worked in my community college writing center to help diverse populations including first generation college students and multilingual learners.
Business + Tech Experience
August 2021 - April 2025
Senior Technical Recruiter
Axon
Albuquerque, New Mexico
2019-2021
Managing Consultant + Senior Product Recruiter
Robert Walters
San Francisco, California
2018 - 2019
Technical Product Recruiter
Wollborg Michelson
San Francisco, California
2016 - 2018
Product Manager
Fabkids (Techstyle Fashion Group)
San Francisco, California
2012 - 2016
Merchandising Manager + Product Manager
Macys.com
San Francisco, California
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Trained executives on a variety of topics as a human resource professional including reducing hiring bias.
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Managed end-to-end full cycle recruiting for Product Management executives, working closely with the Chief Product Officer and executives to build hiring plans and recruit highly specialized technical individuals.
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Manager and technical recruiting consultant working closely with early-stage startup founders to hire key technical roles. I trained a new recruiter who I managed and led trainings for new hires.
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Developed metrics tracking tools to improve measurement and outcomes across peer recruiters.
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Drove marketing and business development for new business acquisition in a consulting environment.
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Led execution of monthly merchandise and design concept refreshes coordinating smooth launches with photographers, creative director, merchandisers, and technical teams.
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Ran extensive experiments tracking consumer behavior resulting in improved business objectives such as cart-to-order conversion, retention, and new customer growth.
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Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team of engineers and designers. Together we built multivariate experiments studying consumer behavior to inform a Macy’s.com wedding registry redesign.
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The yearlong wedding registry project resulted in positive business outcomes including increased products purchased from registries by 35% to a projected revenue increase of $65.5M.
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In my store management role prior to digital I led group trainings within a store setting across a variety of learning formats based on company objectives and priorities.
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